And that's the problem with these mega-conferences. It's possible if not outright easy for teams in the B1G to avoid the strongest teams in the other division of the conference many years. So while OSU draws Nebraska and Wiscy, Ped State ducks both, the only two good teams from the other division, and ends up with an Iowa team that lost at home to NDSU, Purdue that's been terribad since Kyle Orton graduated, and a hockey school. And this isn't me advocating for OSU, my hatred of both programs is prettymuch only surpassed by my hatred of Notre Dame and (for basketball only) Kentucky.
The funny part of this all to me is that the two teams that are playing the best football right now, outside of maybe Bama, aren't going to make the playoffs. Like almost no shot whatsoever for OU, and literally no shot whatsoever for USC.
USC's 3 losses are just toxic, and the agenda had been set from the get-go this season in regard to the Big 12. Yes, the conference was down this year, but Okie State, OU, and WVU were all 3 solid teams this year. Ones that literally got no attention whatsoever in the playoff conversation.
In fact I'll go out and flat out say it: Oklahoma is a better team then Penn State right now and should make the playoff over them, but they won't because ESPN.
It's going to be: Clemson vs Washington (and I can't imagine anyone arguing either of those two should be left out) and Bama vs Ohio State or Ped State... for Karma's sake I'm actually hoping Ohio State. Now excuse me, I need to puke a bit after having that thought even enter my head.
